Satanica (album)
Satanica is the fourth studio album by Polish extreme metal band Behemoth, released in 1999. Much of the music in this release is death metal with influences of black metal music, also commonly known as blackened death metal. It was recorded at the Starcraft Stimulation Studios and mastered in Warsaw, Poland in 1999.[4]
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| Released | 9 August 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1999, Starcraft Stimulation Studios | |||
| Genre | Blackened death metal | |||
| Length | 37:44 | |||
| Label | Avantgarde, Metal Mind, Dwell | |||
| Producer | Nergal, M.A. | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Chronicles of Chaos |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[2] |
| Teraz Rock |  [3] |
Track listing
- Regular CD and digipak
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Decade of Therion" | Krzysztof Azarewicz | Nergal | 3:19 |
| 2. | "LAM" | Krzysztof Azarewicz | Nergal | 4:13 |
| 3. | "Ceremony of Shiva" | Krzysztof Azarewicz | Nergal | 3:32 |
| 4. | "Of Sephirotic Transformation and Carnality" | Krzysztof Azarewicz | Nergal | 4:30 |
| 5. | "The Sermon to the Hypocrites" | Krzysztof Azarewicz | Nergal | 5:03 |
| 6. | "Starspawn" | Nergal | Nergal | 3:31 |
| 7. | "The Alchemist's Dream" | Krzysztof Azarewicz | Nergal | 5:40 |
| 8. | "Chant for Eschaton 2000" | Krzysztof Azarewicz | Nergal | 5:22 |
| 33. | "#33" | – | Nergal | 0:57 |
| 93. | "#93" | Nergal | Nergal | 1:37 |
- Double CD edition (bonus disc)
It is known that a limited edition double CD was released. The jewel case contains a second bonus CD with live tracks from Strasbourg, France, 26 February 1999.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Diableria (The Great Introduction)" | Nergal | Nergal | 0:44 |
| 2. | "The Thousand Plagues I Witness" | Nergal | Nergal | 5:26 |
| 3. | "Satan's Sword (I Have Become)" | Nergal | Nergal | 4:48 |
| 4. | "From the Pagan Vastlands" | Tomasz Krajewski | Nergal | 3:30 |
| 5. | "Driven by the Five-Winged Star" | Nergal | Nergal | 5:34 |
| 6. | "The Entrance to the Spheres of Mars" | Nergal | Nergal | 4:41 |
- Notes
- On some copies, track 1 is entitled as "Decade of ΘΕΡΙΟΝ" (ΘΕΡΙΟΝ is Greek for Therion).
- On some copies, track 8 is entitled as "Chant for ΕΣΧHΑΤΟΝ 2000" (ΕΣΧHΑΤΟΝ is Greek for Eschaton).
- It is known that this album was released with 2 hidden tracks. The first hidden track #33 is an instrumental track, while #93 is a short non-instrumental track but containing lyrics which are nowhere to be found. The tracks 9–32, as well as tracks 34–92 are silent/blank tracks, lasting 0:04 each.
Personnel
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Release history
| Region | Date | Label |
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| Poland | 9 August 1999 | Metal Mind Productions |
| Italy, UK | 25 October 1999 | Avantgarde Music, Peaceville Records |
| USA | 22 August 2000 | Dwell Records |
| Russia | February 2002 | Irond Records |
References
- Azevedo, Pedro. "Behemoth - "Satanica" review". www.chroniclesofchaos.com. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- Sankowski, Robert. "Behemoth "Satanica" review" (in Polish). Teraz Rock. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- "Behemoth (3) - Satanica (CD, Album) at Discogs". Retrieved 12 August 2009.
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